- Win Rate
- 47.3%
- Pick Rate
- 4.2%
- Ban Rate
- 16.1%
Darius vs Akali
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 5,473
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 15, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Darius vs Akali is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Darius wins with a 53.3% win rate (+6.7%) over Akali based on 45 games. Akali wins the early laning phase while Darius scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Darius build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Darius vs Akali matchup.
Darius Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Darius performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Darius vs Akali?
Darius wins 54.5% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 40.1% and 68.3% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.7% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +6.8 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 44 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 9 – Oct 11
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Darius, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Darius wins 54.5% of 44 games (95% range 40.1–68.3%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 47.7% for Darius; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 197, within the margin of error (42 games).
- Darius players pick Mercury's Treads far more often against Akali: 26.5% of their other Top games, 72.7% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Darius and Akali played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Darius's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Darius vs Akali Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Darius vs Akali Win Rate by Game Length
Darius's win rate against Akali by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Darius's results against Akali in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Darius vs Akali Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenDarius gold at 15: −197
- First itemDariusDarius: 11.9 min · Akali: 12.5 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Darius Changes Against Akali
Choices Darius players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually26.5%vs Akali72.7%+46.2 pts56.3% WR here
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually53.4%vs Akali9.1%−44.3 pts
Dead Man's PlateItemUsually47.6%vs Akali25.0%−22.6 pts
Force of NatureItemUsually28.0%vs Akali50.0%+22.0 pts68.2% WR here
Doran's Shield + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually12.2%vs Akali22.7%+10.5 pts
Usually1.1%vs Akali6.8%+5.8 pts
Best Darius Build vs Akali
Usual Darius build (Top)
91.7% win rate · 12 games
Against Akali
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 5 of 24 Darius games against Akali carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Darius's standard build instead.
- Darius usually completes Youmuu's Ghostblade first, at 11.9 min (median of 24 games).
- Akali usually completes Hextech Gunblade first, at 12.5 min (median of 33 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Darius Runes vs Akali
Usual Darius runes (Top)
Stormraider's Surge
75.0% win rate · 16 games
Against Akali
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Darius draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Darius matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Darius's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Darius build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Darius Matchups
Hardest for Darius
Easiest for Darius
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Darius vs Akali FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Darius vs Akali?
Current data slightly favors Darius, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Darius wins 54.5% of 44 games (95% range 40.1–68.3%).
What is Darius's win rate against Akali?
Darius wins 54.5% of 44 Top games against Akali on patch 26.20 (95% range 40.1–68.3%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 47.7% would be expected.
Does Darius counter Akali?
Not clearly. Darius wins 54.5% of 44 games against Akali, and the 95% range (40.1–68.3%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Darius or Akali?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 197, within the margin of error (42 games).
Does Darius outscale Akali?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Akali strongest against Darius?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Akali is ahead of Darius beyond the margin of error.
What should Darius build against Akali?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Darius's usual Top core: Death's Dance, Spear of Shojin, Youmuu's Ghostblade. The biggest change against Akali: Mercury's Treads (26.5% usually, 72.7% here).
What runes should Darius use against Akali?
Use Darius's usual Stormraider's Surge page (Sorcery + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page.